Another busy weekend for HRR. HIGH EASTER 10k HRR had 11 roadrunners at High Easter on Sunday. A flat, single lap course taking participants along the rural country lanes around High Easter, with pretty landscapes and a wonderful community vibe. Demonstrating great HRR teamwork, Stephen Metson, Karen Pickering and Mike Smith pulled each along in the last few kilometres of [...]
While some opted for a trail run this weekend, two of our multi sport loving members took on the challenge of a triathlon! GOSFIELD TRIATHLON The Gosfield Lake Triathlon & Multisport Event promoted by Born2Tri, was based at the beautiful Gosfield Lake resort. Organisers offered Middle, Sprint & Standard Distance Triathlon, Aquabike & Aquathlon and Duathlon. Katie Martin took on [...]
Another sunshine filled weekend encouraged HRR to get out and about….. FRIDAY NIGHT 5 The Springfield striders Friday night 5 mile was an Essex Championship Race. A 2 lap course on quiet country lanes around the beautiful Essex Village of Pleshey, near Chelmsford. Tom Puncher was first home for Halstead in a brilliant time of 28:44. Mike Smith ran a superb race [...]
Another warm weekend for those taking on races. HRR had an impressive 17 roadrunners out on the trails this weekend. COMPANY of RUNNERS STOUR VALLEY HALF AND FULL MARATHON A trail course following the highways, byways, trails and tracks around the Stour Valley using the Stour Valley Path, St Edmunds Way and the Essex Way. HRR had a team of [...]
So has summer finally arrived? Let’s hope so! But for all the summer fun the sunshine brings it can make running a little harder. The heat didn’t stop 4 roadrunners from taking on their own challenges on Sunday! SOUTHEND HALF The Southend Half Marathon is a coastal course and is flat and traffic free with great PB potential (that is [...]
A relatively quiet weekend of racing this week. Perhaps everyone is recovering from the past few weeks …. WILLOW TREE WANDER Starting and finishing at The willow tree cafe, Glemsford this was a 6.2 mile self navigational trail run. With a jacket potato and chilli included in the entry fee, it was a perfect Wednesday evening treat! Ross Kemble and [...]
Yet another bank holiday and a sunny one! 19 roadrunners were out and about enjoying themselves at the weekend. SOUTH DOWNS 50k A 50km point to point trail race from Falmer to Eastbourne. It passes through the stunning South Downs National Park before finishing over the iconic white cliffs of Beachy Head. The route takes in over 3,500 feet of [...]
The sun was bouncing off the yellow vests on Sunday when HRR had 17 roadrunners representing us across three events. COLCHESTER HALF MARATHON Starting and finishing at the JobServe Community Stadium - the route took participants past some of Colchester's iconic landmarks! HRR had 8 roadrunners pounding the pavements in this popular race. In fantastic form, Rachel Rising was first [...]
HRR were out in force this weekend with umpteen Marshalls and 20 runners taking part in four events. ULTRA TOUR OF SNOWDON Nathan Roulson took on the ultra tour of Snowdon on Saturday, a 55km race on technical trails. A beautiful, scenic route but with no breeze and very little shade it was extremely hot. His 3rd climb was tough, [...]
Another bank holiday weekend this time bringing some pretty BIG challenges! BURY TO CLARE CHALLENGE An 18 mile route through the gently undulating countryside of West Suffolk in aid of St Nicholas Hospice Care. The challenge is to complete within eight hours. We had four roadrunners taking on the 18 miles and the recent wet weather meant the hills and [...]